Georgetown Community Hospital announces 2021 Mercy Award winner

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ/Press Release) – Georgetown Community Hospital has named Laura Bills as the 2021 Mercy Award winner for “outstanding compassionate care, exemplifying the spirit and values upon which the LifePoint Health organization was founded.”

Bills is the director of infection prevention, education and employee health. She has worked for LifePoint Health since 1999 in various leadership positions over the years.

“We are so fortunate to have Laura Bills at Georgetown Community Hospital. She leads by example and is well respected by her peers. Her passion and commitment to patient care is inspirational,” said CEO William Haugh.

The LifePoint Mercy Award program memorializes the legacy of the late Scott Mercy, LifePoint’s founding chairman and CEO. Each hospital annually selects one local Mercy Award winner who consistently strives to embrace Scott’s caring philosophies and reach the high standards he set for LifePoint. The Mercy Award is the highest honor a LifePoint Health employee can receive.